issues archive

June

• Solar Power Plant Maintenance with Thermal UAV Inspection Technology
  

  by POWER

• Large-Scale Enhanced Geothermal System Trial Successfully Completed
  

  by Sonal Patel

• China Group Announces Successful Test of Space-Based Solar Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

May

• Grid Interconnection Queue Filled with Solar and Energy Storage Projects
  

  by Aaron Larson

• California, Again Facing Summer Supply Vulnerabilities, Eyes 20-GW Offshore Wind Goal
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Importance of Pricing Data for Renewable Energy
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Vestas Cutting Jobs Despite Leading Wind Installations
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Grid Interconnection Queue Filled with Solar and Energy Storage Projects
  

  by Aaron Larson

• BlackRock-led Group Invests $525M Toward India Renewable Energy
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• U.S. Tops 200 GW of Renewables, but Deployment Slows
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Exec Expects Rebound for Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• CPS Energy Exploring Novel Geomechanical Pumped Storage Technology
  

  by Sonal Patel

February

• Iowa Utility Proposes $3.9 Billion Renewable Energy Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• U.S. Tops 200 GW of Renewables, but Deployment Slows
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Siemens’ Renewable Arm Cutting 200 U.S. Jobs
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January

• Solar+Storage Will Lead New U.S. Generation Capacity
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Renewables’ Share of U.S. Power Will Keep Upward Trajectory
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• BOEM Launches Offshore Wind Actions for California, Gulf Coast, New York Bight
  

  by Sonal Patel

December

• Space-Based Solar Power May Be Closer Than You Think
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Solar+Storage Will Lead New U.S. Generation Capacity
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Netherlands Will Install Country’s Largest Energy Storage System
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November

• India Group Starts on $10 Billion Plan for Solar Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Group Forecasts Massive Increase in Energy Storage by 2030
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Dominion Estimates $10B Installation Cost for 2.6-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Farm
  

  by Sonal Patel

October

• Ethiopia Outlines $40 Billion Plan as GERD Hydro Startup Nears
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Pioneering 10-MW Baseload Hydrogen Power Plant Breaks Ground in French Guiana
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Enel CEO: ‘Please Put Price on Carbon’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July 21

• New 1.1-GW GE-Powered Gas-Fired Plant Enters Service in Michigan
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE’s Energy Business Will Have a New Name—Vernova
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• UK Throws Support Behind Sizewell C Nuclear Plant Construction
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July 14

• Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World
  

  by Aaron Larson

• New 1.1-GW GE-Powered Gas-Fired Plant Enters Service in Michigan
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• JERA Readying to Start 1-GW Coal Plant as Japan Scrambles to Secure Power Supplies
  

  by Sonal Patel

July 7

• SaskPower Picks SMR Technology for First Two Potential Nuclear Units
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World
  

  by Aaron Larson

• DOE Grants California’s Request to Revise Civil Nuclear Credit Program Eligibility, Extends Deadline
  

  by Sonal Patel

June 30

• China Group Announces Successful Test of Space-Based Solar Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Supreme Court Limits EPA Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• SaskPower Picks SMR Technology for First Two Potential Nuclear Units
  

  by Sonal Patel

June 23

• Australian Energy Crisis Prompts Suspension of National Electricity Market
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Germany Set to Increase Coal-Fired Generation in Face of Gas Crunch
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Large-Scale Enhanced Geothermal System Trial Successfully Completed
  

  by Sonal Patel

June 16

• GE Debuts First 7HA.03 Gas Turbines at 1.3-GW Plant in Florida
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Australian Energy Crisis Prompts Suspension of National Electricity Market
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Finnish Nuclear Plant Under Construction Since 2005 Faces Yet Another Delay
  

  by Aaron Larson

June 9

• [UPDATED] Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim
  

  by Aaron Larson

• GE Debuts First 7HA.03 Gas Turbines at 1.3-GW Plant in Florida
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Biden Pausing Solar Tariffs, Pushes for U.S. Production
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June 2

• Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closes After 50 Years of Operation, Employees Leave with Pride
  

  by Aaron Larson

• [UPDATED] Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Much-Watched Reciprocating Engine Hydrogen Pilot Kicks Off at Michigan Power Plant
  

  by Sonal Patel

May 26

• Russians Achieve Milestone with New Nuclear Fuel
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Hydrogen, Ammonia–Fired Gas Turbine Development Gets U.S. Government Fast-Track Boost
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closes After 50 Years of Operation, Employees Leave with Pride
  

  by Aaron Larson

July

• CBO Scopes Out Pros and Cons of a Carbon Tax
  

  by POWER

• Turmoil, Confusion Continues at the National Labor Relations Board
  

  by POWER

• Master Limited Partnerships: Useful Tool or Green Finance Gimmick?
  

  by POWER

May

• A Novel Managerial Challenge: Decommissioning Coal
  

  by POWER

• The CIP Merry-Go-Round: Say So Long to Version 4, Hello to Version 5?
  

  by POWER

• What Is Holding Back Offshore Wind?
  

  by POWER

March

• NLRB Overturns Dues Precedent, Faces Court Challenge
  

  by POWER

• Value: One of the Most Confounding Propositions We Face
  

  by POWER

• Mexico’s Power Sector Attracts New Investors
  

  by POWER

January

• Outage Management with an Owner’s Engineer
  

  by POWER

• Coal Ash Recycling Stalls During Regulatory Struggle
  

  by POWER

• Terror Threat to Grid Is Real, Says Suppressed Study
  

  by POWER

November

• Clean Air Rules: Unintended Consequences Generator?
  

  by POWER

• Whistleblower Heartaches, Headaches and Heads Ups
  

  by POWER

• Financing U.S. Renewable Energy Projects in a Post-Subsidy World
  

  by POWER

September

• NERC Cyber Security Rules: Evolution or Brownian Motion?
  

  by POWER

• Rare Earths: China Strikes Back
  

  by POWER

• Helpful Tips When Terminating an Employee
  

  by POWER

July

• Uranium and Nuclear Fuel: No Bottlenecks Ahead
  

  by POWER

• Cyber Threats to SCADA Systems Are Real
  

  by POWER

• PwC: Big Demand Meets Tight Money in Power’s Future
  

  by POWER

May

• The Future of Renewable Energy Finance
  

  by POWER

• Leveraging State Clean Energy Funds
  

  by POWER

• End Game for Rare Earth Dispute?
  

  by POWER

March

• A Year of Fukushima’s Economic Fallout
  

  by POWER

• Investing in Information to Respond to a Changing Climate
  

  by POWER

• Buying and Selling Energy Trading Portfolios
  

  by POWER

August

• Supreme Court Limits EPA Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Shanghaimiao Part of China’s Push for More Efficient Coal Plant Designs
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• A Japanese Project Demonstrates a Carbon Neutrality Pathway for Coal Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Keeping Coal Relevant: University of Wyoming Leads the Way
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Supreme Court Limits EPA Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Germany Set to Increase Coal-Fired Generation in Face of Gas Crunch
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• EPA Proposes Tighter Controls on NOx Emissions from Power Plants, Industrial Sources
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Two Killed in Collapse of Coal Pile at Colorado Power Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• NERC Warns of Mounting Reliability Risks, Urges Preparation for Challenging Summer
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Homer City Coal Plant to Keep All Three Units Operating
  

  by Aaron Larson

• EPA Proposes Tighter Controls on NOx Emissions from Power Plants, Industrial Sources
  

  by Sonal Patel

• At Least 15 China-Backed Coal Plants Canceled, Another 37 GW in Limbo
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• SCOTUS Hears Arguments on EPA’s Purview Over Power Plant GHG Emissions
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Homer City Coal Plant to Keep All Three Units Operating
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Coal Use Rises, Prices Soar as War Impacts Energy Markets
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• Coal Will Remain Prominent for Decades Despite Growing Renewable Power Capacity
  

  by Aaron Larson

• SCOTUS Hears Arguments on EPA’s Purview Over Power Plant GHG Emissions
  

  by Sonal Patel

• White House Releases Guidance on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration
  

  by Jared Wigginton

February

• First 1-GW Unit of Major China Coal-Fired Plant Comes Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Georgia Power Plans to Retire All Coal Units by 2035
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Coal Will Remain Prominent for Decades Despite Growing Renewable Power Capacity
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• EIA: U.S. Coal Stockpiles Lowest Since 1978
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• First 1-GW Unit of Major China Coal-Fired Plant Comes Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Utilities and Industry Continue Learnings Around Benefits of Heat Rate Improvement
  

  by POWER

December

• AEP Will Shed Kentucky Operations in $2.9B Sale 
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Unit Flexibility and Asset Optimization: Helping Coal-Fired Power Plants Survive in a Renewables-Driven Market
  

  by POWER

• EIA: U.S. Coal Stockpiles Lowest Since 1978
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Southern Co. Gas-Fired Demonstration Validates 20% Hydrogen Fuel Blend
  

  by Sonal Patel

• New 1.1-GW GE-Powered Gas-Fired Plant Enters Service in Michigan
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Regasification Project Will Provide New Power for Papua New Guinea
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Siemens Energy Sells 100th H-Class Gas Turbine—Fleet Exceeds 2.5 Million Operating Hours
  

  by Aaron Larson

• GE Debuts First 7HA.03 Gas Turbines at 1.3-GW Plant in Florida
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Massive Utah Hydrogen Storage Project Garners Finalized $504M DOE Loan Guarantee
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Tri-State Moves to Retire Rifle Combined Cycle Power Plant
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Siemens Energy Sells 100th H-Class Gas Turbine—Fleet Exceeds 2.5 Million Operating Hours
  

  by Aaron Larson

• First Hydrogen Burn at Long Ridge HA-Class Gas Turbine Marks Triumph for GE
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• GE Turbines Will Power New 2-GW Gas-Fired Plant in China
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Largest CCGT Plant in Southeast Asia Now Fully Operational
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• U.S. Agrees to Ramp Up LNG Exports to Europe, Actively Reduce Natural Gas Demand
  

  by Sonal Patel

March

• China Group Develops Plan to Turn Biomass Into Low-Carbon Natural Gas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Turbines Will Power New 2-GW Gas-Fired Plant in China
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• New Realms for Gas Power Technology
  

  by Sonal Patel

February

• Long-Awaited FSRU Project Nears Operation in El Salvador
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• China Group Develops Plan to Turn Biomass Into Low-Carbon Natural Gas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Winter Freeze Testing Texas Power Grid Reforms
  

  by Sonal Patel

January

• CCS Technology Supports Coal-to-Gas Switching and Carbon-Based Products
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Nuclear and Natural Gas Taxonomy Battles Brewing in Europe and S. Korea
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Long-Awaited FSRU Project Nears Operation in El Salvador
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• GE Splitting Into Three Companies, Will Spin Off Energy Group
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• More than 32 GW of New Gas-Fired Power Plants in U.S. Pipeline
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ISO-NE Warns Fuel Supply Issues May Threaten Winter Power System Reliability
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• Gas Turbine Technology Advances That Could Boost Their Future Relevance
  

  by Sonal Patel

• ISO-NE Move Puts New Gas-Fired Plant in Doubt
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Splitting Into Three Companies, Will Spin Off Energy Group
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Wudongde Project Takes Hydro to New Heights
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Repowering Project Aims for Pinnacle of Success
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Harnessing Cooling Tower Plumes to Provide Purified Water
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• The Vital Link: How HVDC Is Modernizing the Grid
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Reliability, Resiliency, Cost, and Climate Driving C&I Power Systems
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vermont and ISO-New England Provide an Interesting Renewable Energy Transition Case Study
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• History of Power: Duke Energy’s Century-Old Legacy
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Large-Scale Hydrogen Projects Take Shape as Technology Continues to Evolve
  

  by Aaron Larson

• There’s Value in Old Power Generation Components
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Gas Power Outlook: Volatility and Viability
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Australia’s Coal Conundrum: Economy, Climate at Odds
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Power Companies Must Plan to Deal with Climate Risks
  

  by Aaron Larson

March

• New Realms for Gas Power Technology
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Repowering Provides New Purpose for Existing Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Power Industry People: Finding Top Talent in the Military
  

  by Aaron Larson

February

• New Era for NextEra: A Utility Spotlight
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Groups Grapple with Labor Logistics as Energy Evolves
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Coal Will Remain Prominent for Decades Despite Growing Renewable Power Capacity
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• Optimism Is Warranted in the Power Industry in 2022 and Beyond
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Power Sector Risks Loom Large Over the Energy Transition
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Climate Ripe for Nuclear Advancements
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• New Materials, Efficiency Upgrades Advancing Solar Technologies
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Why Thermal Energy Storage Offers Hot Prospects for Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Want Long-Term Energy Storage? Look to Hydrogen
  

  by Aaron Larson

November

• How an AP1000 Plant Is Changing the Nuclear Power Paradigm Through District Heating, Desalination
  

  by Sonal Patel

• A Newcomer to Nuclear Power, UAE Has Showcase Facility in Barakah
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Nuclear Power Foundation of China’s Future Generation
  

  by Darrell Proctor